Marantz PMD670 Professional Solid-State Recorder PMD670 Podcasting Case Study

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Reel Reviews

Productions in the spotlight, especially during field

broadcasts. With one easy touch, Geoghegan

has the capability to record up to 8 hours on

one inexpensive compact flash card. The

Protective Switch Cover and lockable Media

Door guarantees accident free recording and

with no moving parts the Marantz Professional

PMD670 is completely shock proof. With the

EDL marking system and built-in speaker

Geoghegan can create new files in the field for

easier playback. Because the Marantz Professional

PMD670 features a computer I/O connection, files

can then be transferred to a PC in one prompt move-

ment without any real time delays.

In September of 2004 Michael Geoghegan and the Marantz
Professional PMD670, became pioneers of a new technology
called Podcasting. Podcasting, a fusion of the words iPod (the
popular portable MP3 player) and broadcasting, is an Internet
based process of posting audio files of radio style shows and
allowing listeners to subscribe to and receive new shows
automatically as they are posted. Files can then be down­loaded to an MP3 player allowing users to hear the
broadcast at any time, placing the listener in com­plete control.

In order for Geoghegan to remain on the cutting
edge of the growing phenomenon of podcasting he
knew that audio quality would be the key, so he
sought out the finest recording equipment. The
equipment needed to be portable, dependable and
produce the highest sound quality. Geoghegan knew
that recording to his laptop was not the answer.

Geoghegan was introduced to the Marantz Professional
PMD670 by a local retailer. He was impressed that the Solid­State Recorder had the ability to record in MP3, MP2, WAV and
BWF formats. Because it is portable Geoghegan can use it as
his primary recorder in the studio as well as when he does
field work. With over 40 Assignable Quality Settings, 16­48 KHz Sample Rate Selections and 32-348 Bit Rate
Selections, superior sound quality is a given.

The Marantz Professional PMD670 quickly placed
Geoghegan and his production company Willnick

The Marantz Professional PMD670 assists in
becoming a technology pioneer in Podcasting

With the Marantz Professional PMD670 files can be
transferred to a PC and used in the studio.

Geoghegan first podcast production, "Reel Reviews ­Films Worth Watching," was the Internet's first film
review, discussion, and commentary podcast.

"My goal is to arm the listener with a good list of films to see.
These consist of the regular Reel Reviews, oriented towards
encouraging listeners to check out quality films they may
have missed or those worthy of a second viewing. The sec­ond podcast is the Cinephile Series which takes a more in­depth and scholarly look at a given film," says
Geoghegan when describing the show.

Building on his enthusiasm for podcasting,
Geoghegan began helping others get involved in
podcasting. Geoghegan is the first podcaster to
have ever been contracted by a major media and
entertainment company (The Walt Disney Company)
to both host and produce their first podcast, The
Disneyland Podcast.

"We are constantly impressed with all the different features
of the Marantz Professional PMD670. This Solid-State
Recorder continues to take Reel Reviews and all of our other
shows to the next level." says Geoghegan, "We are so pleased
with its performance that we recently purchased the new
Marantz Professional PMD660."

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Willnick Productions

Web Site: www.willnick.com
Podcasts: Reel Reviews, Grape Radio &

Podcast Solutions

Productions: Disneyland Podcasts
Podcasting: Method of publishing via the

Internet, allowing users to subscribe to a
feed of new files (usually MP3’s).

Geoghegan uses the Marantz Professional PMD670 as
his primary recorder in the field.